Yes, I've also become an irrepressible slasher. I think that mostly this has been a good thing--it lets me notice the closeness of the characters in a way that touches me when I might not have noticed before. I just have to remember to pull it back a little when it gets out of hand. :) But yes I now glance at everything through slash and ye gods, it seems to be everywhere.

Brett is absolutely wonderful as Holmes. He really brings out the eccentricity, which no one else seems to do. And I agree about the chemistry of Brett and Hardwicke--he might have had a similar one with Burke but by then I was already attatched to Hardwicke. But mostly it's Brett--manic, angular, slightly scary, slightly disturbed, but utterly delighted when he's in his element.